Win: Ray Easter (4-2) Loss: Lew Alvarez (4-4)
Save: Tommy Walker (13)
Inning: 1 Seattle Lew Alvarez pitching. Mark Miracle grounds out to the third baseman. Art Hartzell walks. Dale Hudak hits a home run. Art Hartzell scores. Dan Shefte doubles to center field. Brian Stern singles to center field. Dan Shefte scores. Ribs Garner flies out to the left fielder. Joe Karl walks. Michael Nelson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Karl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Ray Easter pitching. Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Masayuki Moriyama strikes out. Harry Baez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Ray Easter strikes out. Mark Miracle singles to left field. Art Hartzell is hit by a pitch. Dale Hudak strikes out. Dan Shefte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Hartzell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Ryutaro Tanabe hits a home run. Vince Barnes walks. Vince Barnes steals second. Frank Kirk grounds out to the shortstop. Ken McCardell flies out to the center fielder. Ikuro Nakayama singles to center field. Lew Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Brian Stern grounds out to the second baseman. Ribs Garner flies out to the right fielder. Joe Karl lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Masayuki Moriyama walks. Masayuki Moriyama steals second. Michael Nelson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Harry Baez grounds out to the pitcher. Ryutaro Tanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Michael Nelson walks. Ray Easter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Miracle lines out to the second baseman. Art Hartzell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Vince Barnes walks. Frank Kirk grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ken McCardell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Dale Hudak singles to center field. Dan Shefte singles to center field. Dale Hudak is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Dan Shefte steals second. Frank Kirk throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Brian Stern lines out to the second baseman. Ribs Garner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ikuro Nakayama walks. Lew Alvarez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lew Alvarez strikes out. Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ikuro Nakayama advances to second on the play. Masayuki Moriyama pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Joe Karl lines out to the shortstop. Michael Nelson singles to right field. Ray Easter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Miracle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Harry Baez grounds out to the second baseman. Ryutaro Tanabe singles to center field. Vince Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kirk singles to center field. Ryutaro Tanabe advances to third on the hit. Ken McCardell doubles to center field. Ryutaro Tanabe scores. Ikuro Nakayama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle Art Hartzell grounds out to the shortstop. Dale Hudak doubles to right field. Dan Shefte triples. Dale Hudak scores. Randy Naylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Stern flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Shefte scores. Ribs Garner singles to left field. Joe Karl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Yoshinori Inoue is pinch hitting for Randy Naylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshinori Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darryl Gonzalez lines out to the third baseman. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Tadashi Moriyama pitching. Michael Nelson walks. Mack Burnett is pinch hitting for Ray Easter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mack Burnett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mark Miracle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Juan Strang pitching. Drew Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Shefte at SS. Harry Baez singles to left field. Ryutaro Tanabe doubles past the left fielder. Harry Baez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Leonhard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vince Barnes pops out to the third baseman. Frank Kirk flies out to the right fielder. Ken McCardell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Art Hartzell doubles to center field. Dale Hudak singles to center field. Art Hartzell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Devon McKee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Hudak steals second. Drew Miller walks. Brian Stern pops out to the shortstop. Ribs Garner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Tommy Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ikuro Nakayama doubles to left field. Frank Witt is pinch hitting for Devon McKee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Witt strikes out. Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Masayuki Moriyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dode LeCroy improves in control Byron Crimian improves in speed Dana Archdeacon did not respond to coaching in velocity Vance Mack improves in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cad Wright improves in range Rod Whitaker improves in arm Rodney Pevey did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Taylor did not respond to coaching in range Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in CF